Halak posted a 3-0-0 record with a 1.97 goals-against average and .959 save percentage, stopping at least 46 shots in each contest, as the Canadiens (19-18-3) jumped to seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings. Halak recorded 47 saves in a 4-3 overtime win over the Atlanta Thrashers Dec. 21, stopped 46 shots in a 5-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes Dec. 23 and finished the week with 47 saves in a 3-2 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Dec 26. Halak is 10-5-0 with a 2.53 goals-against average, .923 save percentage and one shutout in 16 appearances this season.
SECOND STAR -- PATRICK KANE, RW, CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

Kane led all goal scorers (five) and recorded eight points last week, helping the Blackhawks (26-9-3) win three of four games. Kane tallied points in all four games and scored the game-winning goal in each of the last three. He recorded one goal and one assist in both a 3-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks Dec. 22 and a 3-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings Dec. 23, posted one goal in a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators Dec. 26 and finished the week with two goals and one assist in a 5-4 victory over Nashville on Dec. 27. The 21-year-old Buffalo native is the first Blackhawks player to register the game-winning goal in three consecutive games since Murray Craven accomplished the feat from Dec. 26-29, 1995. He leads his club in goals (15) and points (42), notching at least one point in 10 of his past 11 games and in 25 of his past 30.
THIRD STAR -- ROBERTO LUONGO, G, VANCOUVER CANUCKS

Luongo stopped 73 of 76 shots in posting a 3-0-0 record with a 1.00 goals-against average and .961 save percentage as the Canucks (23-16-0) rose to seventh place in the Western Conference. Luongo recorded 20 saves in a 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators Dec. 23, stopped 24 shots in a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers Dec. 26 and finished the week with 29 saves in a 5-1 win over the Calgary Flames Dec. 27. Luongo has posted a 19-12-0 record with a 2.28 goals-against average, .920 save percentage and two shutouts in 32 games with the Canucks this season.